grass
/ɡrɑːs/noun
उच्चारण ग्रास
घास
Basic word
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[U, C]
a common wild plant with narrow green leaves and stems that are eaten by cows, horses, sheep; an area of ground covered with grass
घास
- Keep off the grass.
- cows eating grass
- The grass was wet with morning dew.
+ 2 more examples
- The children sat on the grass and ate their lunch.
- Farmers cut the grass to feed their cattle.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
grass (uncountable): some grass / a blade of grass
In the usual sense, grass is uncountable. Use 'a blade of grass' for one piece.
सामान्य अर्थ में 'grass' uncountable है। एक पत्ती के लिए 'a blade of grass' कहा जाता है।
- The cows are eating grass in the field.
- Not a blade of grass was left after the drought.
grass (countable): a grass / grasses
When you mean a type of plant, grass is countable.
जब किसी प्रकार के पौधे की बात हो, तब 'grass' countable होता है।
- Bamboo is a giant grass.
- Several rare grasses grow in this region.
on the grass / in the grass
Use 'on' for sitting, walking or playing on the surface; use 'in' for something hidden among the blades.
सतह पर बैठने या खेलने के लिए 'on' और घास के बीच छिपी चीज़ के लिए 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The children are playing on the grass.
- The snake hid in the long grass.
grass (informal verb): grass on sb
In British informal use, to grass on someone means to tell the police or an authority about their wrongdoing.
British अनौपचारिक प्रयोग में 'grass on sb' का अर्थ किसी के गलत काम की सूचना पुलिस या अधिकारी को देना है।
- Someone grassed on him to the teacher.
grass as a plural category: grasses
Scientists and teachers use 'grasses' for the family of plants that includes wheat, rice and bamboo.
वैज्ञानिक और शिक्षक गेहूँ, चावल और बाँस वाले पौधों के परिवार के लिए 'grasses' का प्रयोग करते हैं।
- Wheat and rice are cultivated grasses.
+Collocations 5
adjective + grass
longgreendryfreshtallwet
- Radhika walked barefoot on the wet grass after the rain.
verb + grass
cutmowwatergraze ontrample
- The gardener mows the grass every Sunday.
grass + noun
rootsseedfiresnakecutter
- A grass fire spread quickly across the dry fields.
type of grass
pampaslemonelephantbamboosugar cane
- Lemon grass is added to tea in many Indian homes.
grass + verb
growspreadswaywitherturn brown
- The grass withers quickly in the summer heat.
“More examples 6
- Please keep off the grass in the public park.
कृपया सार्वजनिक पार्क में घास पर न चलें।
- The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
बाड़ के दूसरी ओर की घास हमेशा अधिक हरी दिखती है।
- Buffaloes were resting under a tree, chewing grass slowly.
भैंसें एक पेड़ के नीचे आराम कर रही थीं और धीरे-धीरे घास चबा रही थीं।
- Dew drops sparkled on the grass early in the morning.
सुबह-सुबह घास पर ओस की बूँदें चमक रही थीं।
- Farmers cut the grass and store it as fodder for the winter.
किसान घास काटकर सर्दियों के लिए चारे के रूप में रख लेते हैं।
- Radhika sat on the grass and revised her notes before the test.
राधिका ने test से पहले घास पर बैठकर अपने नोट्स दोहराए।
¶Idioms 2
not let the grass grow under your feet
to not delay in getting sth done
किसी काम में देर न करना, तुरंत जुट जाना
- Radhika doesn't let the grass grow under her feet; she started preparing the day the notice came out.
- Once he decides, he never lets the grass grow under his feet.
put sb out to grass
to make sb stop doing their job, especially because they are old
(बुढ़ापे के कारण किसी को) काम से हटा देना
- After forty years, the old teacher was put out to grass.
- He's not ready to be put out to grass yet.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
The grass is always greener on the other side (other people's situations always seem better), not let the grass grow under your feet (not delay in doing something), grassroots (ordinary people rather than leaders: 'grassroots democracy'), snake in the grass (a person who pretends to be a friend but cannot be trusted).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: the grass is always greener on the other side (दूसरों की स्थिति सदा बेहतर लगती है, दूर के ढोल सुहावने), not let the grass grow under your feet (कुछ करने में देर न करना), grassroots (नेताओं के बजाय आम लोग, ज़मीनी स्तर: 'grassroots democracy'), snake in the grass (मित्र होने का दिखावा करने वाला अविश्वसनीय व्यक्ति, आस्तीन का साँप)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Bamboo and sugarcane belong to the grass family; wheat, rice and maize are cereal grasses.
बाँस और गन्ना घास परिवार के हैं; गेहूँ, चावल और मक्का अनाज वाली घासें हैं।